| Navy | The Royal Navy |
| Type | ASW Whaler |
| Class | [No specific class] |
| Pennant | FY 347 |
| Built by | Smiths Dock Co., Ltd. (South Bank-on-Tees, U.K.) |
| Ordered | |
| Laid down | |
| Launched | 16 Aug 1928 |
| Commissioned | Mar 1942 |
| End service | |
| History | Completed in September 1928. Returned to owner in December 1945. |
Commands listed for HMS Lurcher (FY 347)
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| Commander | From | To | |
| 1 | T/Lt. John Muir, RNVR | 25 Mar 1942 | Dec 1944 |
| 2 | T/A/Lt.Cdr. Frank Hellings, RNVR | Dec 1944 | mid 1945 |
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Notable events involving Lurcher include:
4 Feb 1943
HrMs O 21 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. van Dulm, RNN) conducted A/S exercises of Diego Suarez with HMIS Khyber (Lt. B.S. Soma, RIN), HMS Lurched (T/Lt. J. Muir, RNVR) and HMS Mastiff (T/Lt. C.M. Motherwell, RNVR). (1)
5 Feb 1943
HrMs O 21 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. van Dulm, RNN) conducted A/S exercises of Diego Suarez with HMS Lurched (T/Lt. J. Muir, RNVR) and HMS Mastiff ((T/Lt. C.M. Motherwell, RNVR). (1)
6 Feb 1943
HrMs O 21 (Lt.Cdr. J.F. van Dulm, RNN) conducted A/S exercises of Diego Suarez with HMS Lurched (T/Lt. J. Muir, RNVR) and HMS Mastiff ((T/Lt. C.M. Motherwell, RNVR). (1)
Sources
- File 2.12.03.6413 (Dutch Archives, The Hague, Netherlands)